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CVE-2016-10127

Publication date 3 March 2017

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Low

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

9.0 · Critical

Score breakdown

PySAML2 allows remote attackers to conduct XML external entity (XXE) attacks via a crafted SAML XML request or response.

Read the notes from the security team

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
python-pysaml2 18.10 cosmic
Not affected
18.04 LTS bionic
Not affected
17.10 artful Ignored end of life
17.04 zesty Ignored end of life
16.10 yakkety Ignored end of life
16.04 LTS xenial
Not affected
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
12.04 LTS precise Not in release

Notes

mdeslaur

this is probably an issue in libxml2, not python-pysaml2

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 9.0 · Critical
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction Required
Scope Changed
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H